The Debutante Ball

Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Jennifer Fawcett
  • Flora Collins
  • Sonya Singh
  • Cleyvis Natera
  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Author: Natalia Sylvester

Natalia Sylvester is the author of the novel CHASING THE SUN (Lake Union/New Harvest, June 2014), about a frail marriage tested to the extreme by the wife's kidnapping in Lima, Peru. A former magazine editor, she now works as a freelance writer in Texas. Visit her online at nataliasylvester.com
  • Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2014Monday, August 25, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

What It Really All Meant, In the End

I’ve started and deleted this post so many times I’ve lost count. A confession: for someone who’s built their life…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

Book 2 Is Coming Soon, Eventually, Someday…

I love that we titled this week’s topic “Progress” on our new works. I have to chuckle/whimper when I see…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2014Friday, August 15, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

Renee Swindle on Letting Go of the Rules + GIVEAWAY of A Pinch of Ooh La La!

In looking back at our launches this week, many of us have also looked ahead to Book 2. Our guest…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2014Monday, August 11, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

The One Thing I Hope to Do Differently for the Next Book

I thought this post would be much harder to write because, like Lori, I don’t quite feel like quite enough…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 9, 2014Monday, August 11, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

Anish Majumdar on Writing About Mental Illness, Fiction as Truth + Giveaway of THE ISOLATION DOOR

Please join us in welcoming Anish Majumdar to the Ball today! His first novel, THE ISOLATION DOOR, is the story of Neil…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2014Monday, August 4, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

The Top 2 Things You Should Know About Rejection

It’s simple, really. 1. No one owes us anything. We’re not entitled to anyone’s time, admiration, or acceptance; these are…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2014Friday, August 8, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

Celeste Ng on POV, First Lines & Diversity in Publishing + GIVEAWAY of Everything I Never Told You

Please welcome Celeste Ng to the Ball this week! I met Celeste at the AWP conference earlier this year, and it’s…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2014Monday, July 28, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

5 Tips for Overwhelmed Author Syndrome: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Lori was right. I’ve got no answers here. I’m imagining that back when we finalized this year’s topic calendar and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2014Wednesday, July 23, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

5 Things I’m Not Ashamed to Say I Love

I love this week’s topic so much because—though I don’t feel guilty about any of my guilty pleasures—I do revel…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014Monday, July 14, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

It’s All About Chemistry

If I’d had time and not left this post to the day before, I might’ve asked my friend from my…

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